You open your mailbox to find a yellow envelope with a document imposing a penalty against you. If you receive such a penal order, you should act immediately and seek legal advice. As an objection to a penal order must be filed within two weeks of receipt, it's essential to act quickly and consult a lawyer.
“Deutschland GmbH,” “Querdenker,” “Aluhüte” – since the Corona pandemic, nearly everyone recognizes these terms associated with the Reichsbürger movement. Despite the absurdity of some conspiracy theories of this group, they often seem almost too far-fetched to be taken seriously. However, following the start of the Reichsbürger trial in Stuttgart, it's clear how serious some of these individuals are about their beliefs.
Recently, the Münster Tax Court had to address the already adjudicated issue of whether the income of a detainee in preventive custody is taxable. Additionally, the court discussed whether these earnings could be classified as dependent or other income within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (EStG).
The University of Göttingen has repeatedly dealt with lecturers exploiting their power over female students in recent years. One professor faced accusations of excessive alcohol consumption, unwanted physical contact, and sexist remarks in 44 cases. The Göttingen Administrative Court found misconduct and sexual harassment in several of these incidents.
Every day, women experience significant violence from their partners and ex-partners, which sometimes ends fatally. Statistically, there is one attempted murder per day, and every third day, a woman in Germany dies from domestic violence. To counter this, restraining orders, usually enforced through legal representation of the victims, are implemented to prevent further acts of violence.
The term "catcalling" (originally used in English to describe calling to a cat) refers to any verbally communicated sexual harassment without physical contact – from sexually suggestive shouts, whistling, to sexist comments in public. But to what extent is catcalling punishable, and what changes are expected in the future?
It is a case so bizarre it could come from a bad crime novel: since mid-January, 24-year-old Schahraben K. has been on trial at the Ingolstadt District Court, accused by the prosecutor of having, together with an alleged accomplice, Sheqir K., killed a “doppelgänger” of herself to fake her own death and start a new life. Allegedly, the motive was family disputes.
Last Friday, after numerous debates, the Bundestag passed the law for the controlled use of cannabis (Cannabis Act), enabling controlled legalization of cannabis. Starting April 1, 2024, the cultivation and possession of certain amounts of cannabis for adults will be legal and, thus, no longer punishable.
In the multi-million-euro tax scandal involving Cum-Ex stock deals, criminal judges at the Frankfurt District Court delivered their next verdict against one of the actors on January 30, 2024. It is the first time in a Cum-Ex trial that the criminal liability of a tax lawyer from a major law firm has been examined in connection with his tax advice.
The former goalkeeper of the German national team faced charges of property damage (§ 303 (1) StGB) and trespassing (§ 123 (1) StGB) in December 2023 before the Starnberg District Court. The true background of the alleged incident appears, as is often the case with neighborhood disputes, rather bizarre.
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